Vitamin D induces the antimicrobial protein hCAP18 in human skin [5]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1080-1082

  Weber, Günther ^a   Heilborn, Johan D ^a   Jimenez, Clara I Chamorro ^a   Hammarsjö, Anna ^a   Törmä, Hans ^b   Ståhle, Mona ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; CALCIPOTRIOL; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; NORMAL HUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUNCH BIOPSY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SKIN PROTECTION; UPREGULATION; VITAMIN D RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 18244394526     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23687.x     Document Type: Letter

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